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Kimco Realty Corp. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/22 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Friday, 7/29/22, at 4:43pm ET · For: 6/30/22 · Accession #: 1437749-22-18149 · File #: 1-10899

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 7/29/22  Kimco Realty Corp.                10-Q        6/30/22   98:9.3M                                   RDG Filings/FA

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.87M 
 2: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML   1.06M 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
11: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     88K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current      HTML    136K 
                Period Unaudited)                                                
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current      HTML     72K 
                Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals)                               
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    155K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     51K 
                Income (Unaudited)                                               
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in     HTML    119K 
                Equity (Unaudited)                                               
17: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    146K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
18: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML     30K 
                (Unaudited) (Parentheticals)                                     
19: R9          Note 1 - Business and Organization                  HTML     39K 
20: R10         Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting          HTML     43K 
                Policies                                                         
21: R11         Note 3 - Real Estate                                HTML     38K 
22: R12         Note 4 - Investments in and Advances to Real        HTML     84K 
                Estate Joint Ventures                                            
23: R13         Note 5 - Other Investments                          HTML     30K 
24: R14         Note 6 - Marketable Securities                      HTML     37K 
25: R15         Note 7 - Accounts and Notes Receivable              HTML     38K 
26: R16         Note 8 - Leases                                     HTML     67K 
27: R17         Note 9 - Other Assets                               HTML     38K 
28: R18         Note 10 - Notes and Mortgages Payable               HTML     48K 
29: R19         Note 11 - Noncontrolling Interests                  HTML     41K 
30: R20         Note 12 - Variable Interest Entities ("Vie")        HTML     52K 
31: R21         Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements                   HTML     65K 
32: R22         Note 14 - Incentive Plans                           HTML     33K 
33: R23         Note 15 - Stockholders' Equity                      HTML     78K 
34: R24         Note 16 - Supplemental Schedule of Non-cash         HTML     45K 
                Investing / Financing Activities                                 
35: R25         Note 17 - Commitments and Contingencies             HTML     34K 
36: R26         Note 18 - Defined Benefit Plan                      HTML     45K 
37: R27         Note 19 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income    HTML     35K 
                ("Aoci")                                                         
38: R28         Note 20 - Earnings Per Share                        HTML     64K 
39: R29         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML     46K 
40: R30         Note 3 - Real Estate (Tables)                       HTML     38K 
41: R31         Note 4 - Investments in and Advances to Real        HTML     81K 
                Estate Joint Ventures (Tables)                                   
42: R32         Note 6 - Marketable Securities (Tables)             HTML     34K 
43: R33         Note 7 - Accounts and Notes Receivable (Tables)     HTML     37K 
44: R34         Note 8 - Leases (Tables)                            HTML     62K 
45: R35         Note 9 - Other Assets (Tables)                      HTML     36K 
46: R36         Note 10 - Notes and Mortgages Payable (Tables)      HTML     36K 
47: R37         Note 11 - Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)         HTML     38K 
48: R38         Note 12 - Variable Interest Entities ("Vie")        HTML     51K 
                (Tables)                                                         
49: R39         Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)          HTML     60K 
50: R40         Note 15 - Stockholders' Equity (Tables)             HTML     74K 
51: R41         Note 16 - Supplemental Schedule of Non-cash         HTML     45K 
                Investing / Financing Activities (Tables)                        
52: R42         Note 18 - Defined Benefit Plan (Tables)             HTML     44K 
53: R43         Note 19 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income    HTML     34K 
                ("Aoci") (Tables)                                                
54: R44         Note 20 - Earnings Per Share (Tables)               HTML     61K 
55: R45         Note 1 - Business and Organization (Details         HTML     55K 
                Textual)                                                         
56: R46         Note 3 - Real Estate (Details Textual)              HTML     35K 
57: R47         Note 3 - Real Estate - Disposition Activity         HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
58: R48         Note 4 - Investments in and Advances to Real        HTML     52K 
                Estate Joint Ventures (Details Textual)                          
59: R49         Note 4 - Investments In and Advances to Real        HTML     43K 
                Estate Joint Ventures - Investment Details                       
                (Details)                                                        
60: R50         Note 4 - Investments In and Advances to Real        HTML     42K 
                Estate Joint Ventures - The Company's Share of Net               
                Income/(Loss) (Details)                                          
61: R51         Note 4 - Investments In and Advances to Real        HTML     45K 
                Estate Joint Ventures - Joint Venture Investments                
                Accounted for Under the Equity Method, Debt                      
                Details (Details)                                                
62: R52         Note 5 - Other Investments (Details Textual)        HTML     35K 
63: R53         Note 6 - Marketable Securities (Details Textual)    HTML     27K 
64: R54         Note 6 - Marketable Securities - Amortized Cost     HTML     31K 
                and Unrealized Gain (Loss) (Details)                             
65: R55         Note 7 - Accounts and Notes Receivable -            HTML     38K 
                Components of Accounts and Notes Receivable                      
                (Details)                                                        
66: R56         Note 8 - Leases (Details Textual)                   HTML     32K 
67: R57         Note 8 - Leases - Lease Income (Details)            HTML     39K 
68: R58         Note 8 - Leases - Lease Cost (Details)              HTML     46K 
69: R59         Note 9 - Other Assets (Details Textual)             HTML     29K 
70: R60         Note 9 - Other Assets - Mortgage Loans and Other    HTML     37K 
                Financing Receivables (Details)                                  
71: R61         Note 10 - Notes and Mortgages Payable (Details      HTML     83K 
                Textual)                                                         
72: R62         Note 10 - Notes and Mortgages Payable - Repaid      HTML     37K 
                Notes (Details)                                                  
73: R63         Note 11 - Noncontrolling Interests (Details         HTML     34K 
                Textual)                                                         
74: R64         Note 11 - Noncontrolling Interests - Redemption     HTML     38K 
                Value of the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests                 
                (Details)                                                        
75: R65         Note 12 - Variable Interest Entities ("Vie")        HTML     50K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
76: R66         Note 12 - Variable Interest Entities ("VIE") -      HTML     77K 
                Summary of Restricted Assets and VIE Liabilities                 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R67         Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements (Details          HTML     37K 
                Textual)                                                         
78: R68         Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements - Estimate of     HTML     36K 
                Fair Value Differs From Carrying Amounts (Details)               
79: R69         Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements - Assets and      HTML     43K 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring                
                and Nonrecurring Basis (Details)                                 
80: R70         Note 14 - Incentive Plans (Details Textual)         HTML     39K 
81: R71         Note 15 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual)    HTML     60K 
82: R72         Note 15 - Stockholders' Equity - Preferred Stock    HTML     35K 
                Repurchased (Details)                                            
83: R73         Note 15 - Stockholders' Equity - Outstanding        HTML     47K 
                Preferred Stock (Details)                                        
84: R74         Note 15 - Stockholders' Equity - Dividends          HTML     33K 
                Declared (Details)                                               
85: R75         Note 16 - Supplemental Schedule of Non-cash         HTML     40K 
                Investing / Financing Activities - Non-cash                      
                Investing and Financing Activities (Details)                     
86: R76         Note 16 - Supplemental Schedule of Non-cash         HTML     35K 
                Investing / Financing Activities - Reconciliation                
                of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash                    
                (Details)                                                        
87: R77         Note 17 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details    HTML     39K 
                Textual)                                                         
88: R78         Note 18 - Defined Benefit Plan (Details Textual)    HTML     34K 
89: R79         Note 18 - Defined Benefit Plan - Changes in         HTML     53K 
                Projected Benefit Obligation, Plan Assets and                    
                Funded Status (Details)                                          
90: R80         Note 18 - Defined Benefit Plan - Weighted-average   HTML     31K 
                Assumptions Used to Determine the Benefit                        
                Obligation, Defined Benefit Plan (Details)                       
91: R81         Note 19 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income    HTML     52K 
                ("AOCI") - Changes in Components of AOCI (Details)               
92: R82         Note 20 - Earnings Per Share (Details Textual)      HTML     29K 
93: R83         Note 20 - Earnings Per Share - Reconciliation of    HTML     67K 
                Earnings (Loss) and the Weighted Average Number of               
                Shares (Details)                                                 
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